Well, that’s that. Congratulations, Texas State Board of Education and the far-right creationist historical revisionists on it. This outcome is not a surprise, but that doesn’t make it any less infuriating, or any less sad. After all the fighting, all the negative publicity, and all the people — including teachers and educational experts — who showed them clearly why they were wrong, the antireality majority on the BoE did what we knew they would do.

If I were a parent of a school-age child in Texas, I would seriously consider moving to a different state. Because…

Tip o’ the ten gallon hat — with, apparently, nothing in it — to Alan Buckingham.